French Leaders Brought Together
The bringing together of the two French leaders—key men of the two
main factions of divided France—was one of the big achievements of the
historic Casablanca conference. Shown, left to right, are Gen. Henri
Girand, commissioner of French Africa; President Roosevelt; Gen.
Charles De Gaulle, Fighting French leader, and Prime Minister Winstoi
Churchill.
Stettinius Before House Hearing
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Edward R. Stettinius Jr., lend-lease administrator, is shown pointing
to a map-chart with Rep. Sol Bloom (N. Y.), chairman of the house for
eign affairs committee (right), shortly after he appeared before the com
mittee holding hearings on a bill to extend the $60,000,000 lend-lease
program.
Italian Prisoners of War Reach Malta
Italians captured when their merchant ships running from Italy were
^•Hacked are shown as they came down the gang-plank from two British
^destroyers lying alongside one another in port. The prisoners were loaded
into lorries, shown in the foreground, as the British tars, lining the
rails, watched the proceedings.—Soundphoto.
What a Spot for a “Block-Bnsterr
Although there Is little to laugh about among the citizenry of Ger
many these days, there are smiles all around among the top kicks of the
military machines gathered around Hitler. General of Infantry Zeitler,
right front, is talking to bis Fuehrer. In the right background is General
Field Marshal Keitel.
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j Presidents Meet
Here Panama's president, Ricardo
Adolfo De La Guardia (left) greets
t the visiting president of the neigh
boring republic of Costa Rica, Dr.
Rafael Angel Guardia. The occa
sion was an official three-day visit
to Panama.
In Air Blitz
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
is shown in Pearl Harbor after his
return from a tour of Pacific bases.
While at Guadalcanal he was under
a seven-hour air attack, and he ex
perienced a lighter raid on Espiritu
Santo, in the Hebrides.
Coiffure Controversy
Do we upsweep our hair or don't
we? is the burning question of the
hour. An expert shows the upswept
coiffure in two versions. In front
he has shaped the hair very short
to achieve the soft curl on the fore
head (top). The fan-shaped back de
sign (below) is one of many types,
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Rough Ride
Adm. William H. Standley, retired
U. 8. naval chief, now ambassador
to Russia, is shown behind the wheel
of a jeep during a recent inspection
tour of an ordnance repair depot
somewhere in the Middle East. Pic
ture was taken while Standley was
en route to Moscow to return to his
post, after Important conferences.
Mn Line of Duty' on Guuiluloanal
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A price was exacted from the Japs in overcoming their hold on Guadalcanal, and a price was paid by
the United States marines who landed there and held the Island until relieved by the U. 8. army. Here the
marines stand over the graves of their comrades. Their bared heads are bowed as the chaplain intones the
service. These men have come from the front. They stand, some of them to shirts that have been ripped
to shreds. Palm fronds decorate some of the graves that are marked by crude crosses. Soon after the serv
ices were over the men returned to their guns.
Canada’s Unsung Heroes Round Up Mines
Among the unsung heroes of the war list the mine killers of the Royal Canadian navy. An offshoot of
England’s famous mine disposal squad, these men who flirt with death pick this Job voluntarily and receive
no “extras.” Their Job is to round up mines and render them harmless. The gentleman at the left who to
“roughing up” a floating mine with an ice pick Is Lieut. George Bundle, instructor at a Canadian port.
After roughing, the mine is set afire with gasoline-soaked rags and blown up. Right: Lieutenant Ran
dle, with assistant Harold Simpson, tows a mine towards shore after Bundle had removed the horns
that actuate the detonator.
Page Eliza! Bloodhounds on Trail!
"Dog man” of the New York state troopers Is W. W. Horton, who
trains the bloodhounds that accompany the troopers on their hunts. At
left Danny leads trooper Horton to the "lost” youngster. Upper right:
The dog learns to trail his man around haystacks and through thickets.
Lower right: Smartie looks worried, but that’s the bloodhound’s natural
expression.
Operation Near North African Battlefield
An operation in progress on the field at North Africa. It was per
formed by one British medical officer while another administers the
anaesthetic. Two orderlies are bending over a steriliser. This gives an
indication of the Important work done by an advanced dressing station
In the battle area where time in treatment is important.
5 Days in Cockpit
Shown recovering in a Newfound
land hospital is Sergt. Philip G.
Bockman, an American in the Royal
Canadian Air Force, from Oklaho
ma City, Okla., who crashed bis
Hurricane tighter plane while out on
a low-flying exercise in a snow
storm. After five days of living In
, the cockpit and dining on snow and
water from a nearby stream. Ser
geant Bockman was spotted by an
I other American pilot.
Aids Red Cross Drive
Edward Bykowski, pharmacist’s
mate who was wounded in Solo
mons, makes plea to the mayor of
New York, Fiorello LaGuardia, for
an all-out effort by the mayor and
city In raising the $12,920,700 set for
New York in the Red Cross driva.
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For Slips and St arf
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and scallops, puff sleeved blouse.
Gracefully she lends her charm to
side and center vanities, to match
ing dresser scarf and pillow slips.
On the larger pieces, a rambler
: rose fence continues the motifs to
the desired length.
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Victim Had No Difficulty
In Identifying Suspect
Mrs. Blank had a burglary.
When the news got about, a neigh
bor called on her in great ex
citement.
“I saw one of the burglars!”
she declared. “He was standing
just inside the gate, evidently
keeping a watch for the men in
side. He was a little man, shab
bily dressed. I couldn’t see his
face properly. He had an old hat
pulled down over it. He kept
glancing in a furtive manner at the
house.”
“What time was this?” asked
Mrs. Blank.
“Just after eleven.”
Mrs. Blank stiffened. “That was
Mr. Blank,” she said icily.
Two-Ring Custom
Many persons in Norway still
follow the old custom in which
both man and wife wear a wedding
ring on the third finger of their
right hand, says Collier’s, and,
when one dies, the survivor trans
fers it to the third finger of the
left hand.
Hence two rings on the left hand
and one on the right signify that a
woman has been widowed twice
and is now married again.
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Largest Salt Bed
The world’s largest bed of rock
salt extends southward from the
Texas Panhandle into the Pecos
region.
* SNAPPY FACTS
ABOUT
RUBBER
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population at 12J* milHont depend
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tion of the enrage Braailian wild
rubber gatbarar. Thia explain* why
man power la tha crux of the Sooth
American natural rubber problem.
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